Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 554: Too Much Money Also Means Trouble
Song Heping sat in front of the TV and finally saw the latest news report at two o'clock in the morning.

SWAT teams stormed the Los Zetas headquarters building.

However, a huge explosion occurred inside, causing a huge fire.

According to news reports, firefighters are still fighting the fire and no one knows whether the people inside are dead or alive.

"They ran away."

Song Heping came to the final conclusion.

He turned to Barrett and said, "Keep an eye on the situation of the Knights Templar and the Seta Group for the next few days. Observe their actions and reactions, and report back to me at any time."

"What about Leva and the Gulf Group?" Barrett asked.

Song Heping pointed at the TV and said, "They should be very busy recently. Let's wait a little longer."

"Should we take this opportunity to get rid of Sanchez?"

Barrett's eyes gleamed.

Song Heping stared at him without saying anything.

Barrett felt uneasy and couldn't help asking, "Boss, did I say something wrong..."

Song Heping grinned and said, "No, it's fine, you're fine."

He nodded as he spoke.

Then he added, "Now is not the time to kill Sanchez. Lascano will cause trouble for him. Isn't it better for us to sit back and watch the fight?"

"Should we take action against the Knights Templar and the Seta Group?" Barrett continued. "The Four Great Family Alliance is currently engaged in internal strife. Sanchez is preoccupied with his own affairs, and Leyva Da Leyva will be drawn into his fight with Los Zetas. These remaining two will be much easier for us to deal with. If we can seize this opportunity to launch a siege against them, we'll definitely achieve good results."

Song Heping waved his hand impatiently: "Let's talk about this in a few days."

After saying that, he stood up and went back to his room, leaving Barrett sitting on the sofa in a daze, at a loss.

"Damn it...why don't you fall for it..."

Song Heping returned to the room and sat back at the table. He opened his laptop and contacted Ferrari who was far away in Irigoe.

I have been staying in Mexico for the past six months, and the business in Irigo is managed by Ferrari and Henry.

The situation in Irigo has gradually stabilized. The northwest region is still not very stable, but there are coalition troops stationed in major cities, and the situation is much better than before.

The relationship with the military is also maintained quite well.

The contracting fees have been laundered according to their requirements. The foundation chaired by General Peter's son receives sponsorship from a certain company every once in a while, and these so-called companies are nothing more than ghosts in the offshore islands.

Ferrari is indeed a master at financial management.

What's more, this is how business is done. Once the business is on track, it is like a well-adjusted machine. After the running-in period, as long as there are no accidents, it will continue to work step by step.

"Song, it's so late over there, why haven't you slept yet?"

As soon as the two were connected, Ferrari teased Song Heping on camera.

"It seems like they don't take care of people in Mexico. You look visibly older."

Song Heping touched his face and said self-deprecatingly, "Really? Maybe the sunlight here is too intense, and the ultraviolet rays are too strong."

The two chatted online for a long time before returning to the topic.

"I asked you to build a money laundering system for me. How are you preparing for it?"

"Alright, I've set up 20 shadow companies, enough to absorb the profits given to you by the Barlotte Organization and the Shorty's Sinaloa Cartel."

Ferrari is confident.

Song Heping said: “No, I have more than that now…”

Ferrari was slightly surprised: "What do you mean?"

"It's like this..." Song Heping said, "I agreed to cooperate with the FARC armed forces and the Gulf Gang in Colombia. I will be responsible for the safe transportation of their drugs and help them sell them directly to North America. From this alone, I estimate that I can earn around 30 billion US dollars every year."

"30 billion? If you add in your income in Mexico, wouldn't that be close to 50 billion?"

Ferrari gasped.

This number really scared him.

Song Heping had been away from Yiligo for over a year, and had been in South America for over a year. In just over a year, he had grown his business to such a size...

This does not include future arms deals.

Looking back now, the previous arms trade amounts of millions or tens of millions are really dwarfed by these.

Drugs are truly the most profitable business in the world...

"Song, I smell danger."

Ferrari issued a warning.

"In the past two years, our company's business seems to have grown too fast. The money has been pouring in like water. If it were someone else, they would have been overjoyed, but I think the risk here is huge."

Ferrari's words touched Song Heping's heart.

Although his current income here is not yet as terrifying as several billion dollars a year.

Because the turf war in Mexico has just begun.

However, Song Heping believes that he will definitely win in the end.

After the victory, all the drug cartels in Mexico will submit to him, and he will successfully become the CIA's black glove in Mexico. Although he only earns freight through the smuggling network controlled by Barrett and does not directly participate in drug trafficking, the freight and the dividends promised by the CIA alone will be at least 10 to 20 billion every year.

In addition, he promised Marulan and Ottonil of the Gulf Gang that he would cut off the supply to the four major families until the drug war in Mexico was over, and he would transport the drugs directly to North America. The smuggling costs here would be 10-20 billion every year.

Ferrari's estimate was inaccurate, because once the drug lord families in Mexico were dealt with, the anti-government forces in Colombia would resume trading with the Mexican drug lords, and then there would be no need to ship the goods directly to North America through themselves.

This situation will only last for 2-3 months at most.

The total value of various goods sold by Colombia to the North American market is about 800 billion US dollars a year, and half of it is around 400 billion US dollars. The sales volume is more than 2 billion US dollars per month, and the smuggling sales fees it receives are at most 3- million US dollars.

Combined with the recent profit sharing between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Balote Organization, it is estimated that approximately $2 million to $3 million will be earned in the next two to three months.

Of course, this does not include recent profits from the arms trade.

Currently, the weapons and equipment of the Colombian rebels are all purchased here. Recently, Morris also said that he wanted to visit Brazil for his front line, saying that the gangs there are also in high demand for arms...

"Ferrari, the turnover isn't that alarming, probably no more than $10 billion. I don't want to get involved in the drug business; it's too risky. We in the defense industry don't need to take a share of that money. But since we're working with the CIA this time, we have no choice but to temporarily get involved in this business. Can the system you've built be used to launder and digest all that money?"

"In theory, yes. But there's a problem. The world's money laundering centers are nothing more than London, Switzerland, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. These places are all under the control of the Angola Consortium, and the CIA and the Angola Consortium have deep ties. If the CIA really turns against us one day, you will have to bear certain risks. They may really track the whereabouts of these dirty money, so I can't guarantee safety 100%. Unless you hold a large amount of cash and use cash to circumvent it, then unless the CIA finds the secret warehouse where you keep your money, they can't confiscate your money."

Although Song Heping was not a financial expert, he understood what Ferrari said.

Money is like water.

The water will eventually be collected in the pool and stored.

This is the operating model all over the world.

The channel for money laundering is the water pipe, and banks are water companies.

Currently, most of the water companies operating in this system are controlled by the Ansa consortium, so if they want to take action against you, your money may be frozen at any time.

Unless you build your own pool, it is what Ferrari calls a cash warehouse.

However, whether cash warehouses are safe or not is debatable, and the main problem is that they are inconvenient.

Your business is to expand to the whole world. If the funds cannot be mobilized, the effect will be halved.

"Aside from the cash warehouse, is there no other way?" Song Heping said, "Didn't they say money laundering can be done in a way that no one can trace it?"

"Haha." Ferrari laughed. "That's a lie. Even if you use dirty money to purchase physical goods or invest in the stock market, you can circumvent some of the tracking by buying and selling art, but if you're doing it in large quantities, there will always be traces. After all, you're still operating within someone else's dollar system and haven't left it. Song, you need to think about this carefully. I can guarantee that at least 80% of the funds will eventually be laundered and turned into safe money, but I can't guarantee it %. What's more, I have a hunch that the CIA is also wary of you. The so-called profits they give you will also be monitored by someone after they flow into your designated account to see where they go. Even if you send someone to the bank to withdraw cash to buy and sell physical goods, I'm afraid they will be tailed."

Song Heping was shocked when he thought that the money he had worked so hard to earn was not safe. What's more, Ferrari was right. He also knew that the CIA was unreliable and no one could predict when it would turn against him.

Those intelligence bastards will not let their colorful US dollars be earned and laundered for nothing. When the day comes when they turn against each other, they will definitely take them all back.

"Ferrari, I have an idea, do you want to hear it?"

"Is it a way to launder money? The kind that can be cleaned?"

"You could say yes, but also no."

"Then tell me."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)